1900 Death Gottlieb Daimler, designed 1st motorcycle, dies at 65 1885 Event Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany) 1885 Event Gottlieb Daimler's motorcycle, world's 1st, unveiled 1885 Event Gottlieb Daimler receives German patent for a motorcycle 1834 Birthday Gottlieb Daimler, born in Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle